HONOR CODE
work in this University is conducted under the Honor Code. For e successf~l operation of the honor sy~tem th~ cooperation of every is essential. A .Stud,ent Hon?r Committee eXists for the purpose of ating cases of VIOlation of this system.
EXAMINATIONS AND PROMOTIONS
ssful completion of the courses of the medical curriculum and tic standing are determined by the character of the student's daily nd the results of examinations. Examinations may be written,
practical, and may be hdd in conjunction with each course or at of the academic year. The quality of work of each student is con- , usually at the end of each semester, by a committee composed
nstructors responsible for his more important courses.
nts who fail in two major courses or fail a re-examination in a ourse may be required to withdraw from the School. Students who
d no reported failures may be required to withdraw from the School work has been of a generally unsatisfactory quality. Students may n credit for a subject by re-examination, but failures remain on their , and may be counted as a cause for requesting withdrawal, provided
failure in a major course occurs.
ourses are as follows:
Year-Biochemistry, Gross Anatomy, Histology, and Physiology.
Year-Methods in Clinical Science, Microbiology, Pathology, and cology.
Year-Medicine, Obstetrics-Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Surgery.
Year-Medicine, Obstetrics-Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, gery.
tudent who indicates by his work or his conduct that he is unfit for tice of medicine may be requested
towithdraw from the School at
e.student who fails to pass a course will be required to remove the fore being permitted to enter the courses of the next academic year.
EQUIREMENTS FOR DOCTOR OF MEDICINE DEGREE
'dates for the degree of Doctor of Medicine must be mature and ot oral character. They must have spent at least four years of study or valent as matriculated medical students. The last two years of dy must have been in this School. They must have completed urily the medical curriculum, have passed all prescribed ex~m- , and be free of indebtedness to the University. Students fulfilllOg
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1t~ese requirements will be recommended for the degree of Doctor
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NATIONAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS
All second-year students are required to take for credit Part I anI fourth-year students are required to take for credit Part II of the
Narj
Board Examinations. Part II is given in April and Part I is given inBASIC SCIENCE EXAMINATIONS
Approximately twenty states now require examinations on the science subjects (anatomy, bacteriology, chemistry, pathology, and siology) as a preliminary to medical licensing exammations. Since various states are not uniform in their requirements a considerable
im
ment to movement oflhysicians from state to state by reciprocity iscr
Each student is urge to achieve certification in the basic sciences as as possible.EXTRACURRICULAR WORK
Students engaging in outside work must report such activity tothe of Students at the beginning of the school year or at any time duric!
school year that such work is undertaken. In those instances in which work is considered prejudical to the student's education, he may qui red to discontinue it. Outside work is nOt allowed in the first
second years.
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urriculum is divided into a basic set of required courses taken by nts, and elective courses which may be chosen. Required courses te the nucleus of medical education at Vanderbilt; elective courses tegral part of each student's educational experience in the Medical but allow considerable flexibility of individual curricula. Each 's assigned a faculty adviser toaid in the selection of elective courses,
program of electives must be approved by the Associate Dean for Education.
ectives are courses for credit, graded on the same basis as required and are non-remunerative. The following types of courses may be lecture series; specialty clinics; clinical clerkships or research ex- , at Vanderbilt or other institutions; Vanderbilt undergraduate or
courses.
ours each week have been designated for presentation of school- erest, e.g., lectureships, medical society meetings, student papers.
ndance of all students and faculty is expected.
ts are encouraged to participate in the summer research fellowship edical School curriculum is scheduled during the conventional ty nine months, and is divided on a semester basis.
ear:Most of the year is spent in the study of anatomy, biochemistry, siology. All day Wednesday and Saturday morning (during the emester) are reserved for study and c:lectives. Electives available
shmen cover a wide range of subjects, e.g., Fundamental Principles f Radioisotopes, Topics in General Physiology, Medicine in Fami-
the Community, Medical Genetics, Principles of Anthropology.
Year: Courses include microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, statistics, prevenrive medicine, and psychiatry. Students begin
of patients during the second semester, when all the clinical de- s cooperate in giving the student an introduction tohistory taking, examination, and laboratory study of patients through a series of demonstrations, and individual practice by the student. A variety 'es may be taken, either on Wednesday or at scattered times through Year: Ward clerkships in Medicine, Obstetrics-Gynecology, Pedi-
~d .Surgery occupy the third year. Students have cl.o~e conract Imtted number of sc:lected patienrs under the superVISIOn of at-
hysicians and house staff.
Year: During one semester seniors serve as clinical clerks in Psy- nd as clerks to ambulatory patients in the Out-Patient Service.
y have opportunity to see disease in its earlier stages, when more
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difficult of diagnosis, under conditions of office practice and with tunities for follow-up examinations and observation over relatively periods.
Seniors have an entire semester designated as elective. The oPPO for use of this elective semester include research fellowships in a dini pre-clinical department, at Vanderbilt or other institutions; advanced clerkships in clinical areas; combinations of a variety of specialty and lecture courses. The flexability of the fourth year curriculum the student maximum opportunity for individual development.
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LECTURESHIPS
ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA LECTURE. The Alpha Omega Alpha Honor~
cal Society invites each year a scientist of prominence to deliver aI before the students, faculty, and local members of the medical pro£
The first lecture was given during the school year
192.6-192.7.
THE BARNEY BROOKS MEMORIAL l..EcrURBSHIP IN SURGERY. In throu~h the generosity of a Vanderbilt alumnus an annuallectureshi1t establIshed to honor the memory of Dr. Barney Brooks, formerly Prof:., of Surgery and Head of the Department and Surgeon-in-Chief of thel derbilt University Hospital. As a fitting memorial to Dr. Brooks~
lectures have been given by physicians who have made distinguished tributions in clinical or investigative surgery. The first Barney ~ Memorial Lecture in Surgery was given during the spring of
1953.
THE ABRAHAMFLEXNER l..EcrURESHIP. In the fall of
192.7
Mr. Bcr;Flexner of New York City gave
$50,000
to Vanderbilt University tact lish the Abraham Flexner Lectureship in the School of Medicine. ThU tureship is awarded every two years toa scientist of outstanding attainrrl who shall spend as much as two months in residence in association a department of the School of Medicine. The first series of lectum given in the fall of192.8.
PAULINE M. KING MEMORIAL LECTURESHIP. This lectureship wasa:
lished in
1962.
by Mr. Robert F. King of Klamath River, Californi.,/memorial to his wife. Each year a distinguished thoracic or cardiov.s.1 sur~eon is invited by the Department of Surgery to lecture at Vand~
UOIversity School of Medicine. The first Pauline M. King
Me~
Lecture was given in the spring of
1963.
PAUL DUDLEYLAMSONMEMORIALLECTURE. This annuallectureshi11 instituted in
1965
in memory ofDr.
Lamson who was Professor on.macology and Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at Vande:
University from
192.5
until his retirement in1952..
A prominent pbl!cologist is brought to the Vanderbilt campus each year under the slX'8 ship of the alumni and staff of the Department of Pharmacology.
GLENN A. MILLIKAN MEMORIAL LECTURE. This lectureship was~
lished in
1947
by the members of the then second-year class. It h.5~sequently received support by means of a cap'ital fund by Dr. Gleoo~~
kan's father and mother,
Dr.
Robert A. Millikan and Mrs. Gretna BJ~kan, and friends. Contributions have been made to the fund by
mei
)f the founding class and other students. The lectureship is maintt to provide a distinguished lecturer in physiologyHUGH
J.
MORGAN VISITING PROFESSORSHIPIN MEDICINE. This vid professorship was established in1959
through the generosity offa~
former house officers, and friends of the late Dr. Hugh
J.
Morgan who~as Professor of Medicine and Chairman of the Department at Vandd University School of Medicine from
1935
through1959.
As a tribut, Dr. Morgan and his outstanding qualities as a superior clinician, tbe,42. f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
t of Medicine invites a distinguished physician to spend one week ence during which time he assumes the teaching duties of the Pro- f Medicine with students, house officers, and faculty. The first
professorship was awarded in 1959.
OBBPILCHERMEMORIALLECTURE. In 1950 the Pi Chapter of the Medical Fraternity established the Cobb Pilcher Memorial Lecture r the memory of Dr. Pilcher, formerly Associate Professor of Sur- istinguished neurosurgeon, and a member of Phi Chi fraternity.
ar a lecturer of prominence is selected. The first lecture was given
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INSTRUCTION LEADING TO TIll M.D. AND PH.D. DEGREES
Interested students at Vanderbilt are encouraged toward careersin demic medicine. In order to facilitate the development of teachen medical investigators who are capable in clinical and basic medical s a combined course of study leading to the M.D. and Ph.D. degrees has instituted. Six toseven calendar years will be required for completionQ combined degree program.
All candidates must meet the requirements of both the medial graduate schools for matriculation and graduation. Selection of the didates will be made by the admission committees and deans of the uate and medical schools. The graduate program of the student ' planned by his major adviser, a member of the graduate faculey, ~ usual manner. Most students will enter the program after the soph year in medical school, and will complete the course work for bOth
d.
and much of the thesis research before entering the clinical clerk "
the junior year of medical school. .
Students accepted for the M.D.-Ph.D. program may receive 6 support through their departmental sponsors; in addition, three ships per year are awarded by the Fellowships and Scholarships co Information about the M.D.-Ph.D. program may be obtained fro~
Chairman of the Fellowships and Scholarships Committee, Van University School of Medicine.
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